How to QWS | SHIBUYA QWS

About SHIBUYA QWSSHIBUYA QWSとは

Leading Change
Beyond questions,
discoveries, and creations

Random thoughts that pop into your head, then disappear.
Questions about the things around you or society at large.
The joy of witnessing something new being born.
Energy is abundant in this city.
So gather it, refine it, and unleash it.
This is where you will find the peers, knowhow, and momentum needed to give shape to ideas.
So start your journey.
And turn your first steps, your small insights, into a huge swell that will move the world.

Question
With
Sensibility

Question with sensibilityThe name SHIBUYA QWS is an acronym from “Question with sensibility.”
We believe that exploring the essence of things and incessantly asking questions become the starting point leading to new values.
“By encountering, refining and releasing my questions posed, I want to create power that will change society.”
We are seeking people such people.

Cultures at QWS

Saying “Hello”
to different fields
Running
simulations
based on
someone’s
questions
Engage in
impromptu
sessions
Informal meetings
in the kitchen
on questions
Enjoying
because it’s
something unknown
Diligently
play with and
seriously joke
around
Have the
unfinished be loved
Positions are
irrelevant to
possibilities
Outside QWS
will also be
within range
Saying “Hello”
to different fields
Running
simulations
based on
someone’s
questions
Engage in
impromptu
sessions
Informal meetings
in the kitchen
on questions
Enjoying
because it’s
something unknown
Diligently
play with and
seriously joke
around
Have the
unfinished be loved
Positions are
irrelevant to
possibilities
Outside QWS
will also be
within range

QWS METHODQWS's unique methods

QWS, where diverse people gather Unique programs Facilities

A place where a wide array of people gather

Members interact with each other crossing
the boundaries of generations, status, and industries.

With the community concept of Scramble Society, various stakeholders that include not only entrepreneurs and investors, but also engineers, creators, researchers, corporate businesses and local municipalities gather here and prompt intriguing chemical reactions.
As a place where a wide variety of people gather, SHIBUYA QWS has 4 different types of membership plans. Those wishing to join us can select the plan most suited to them.

Membership types and fees

People you can meet only at QWS

Businesses and local governments taking part as QWS members Businesses and local municipalities can join QWS as its members. It is possible you work on a project with them, crossing the boundaries of generations, positions, and sectors.

CORPORATE MEMBER

PUBLIC MEMBER

For Companies and Local Municipalities

We welcome companies and local municipalities seeking to take on challenges toward the future

SHIBUYA QWS welcomes companies that want to launch new business projects or local governments that want to work on solving problems. We recommend QWS to those looking to connect and take on challenges with ambitious professionals from various industries, of types of work and titles.

Inquiries and enrollment
for corporate members

Partners supporting QWS members' activities Activities of the QWS members are supported by experts of various sectors from businesses and universities.

ACADEMIC PARTNER

BOOSTER PARTNER

PROGRAM AND COMMUNITY PARTNER

Our Partners

Programs to accelerate value creation

Discover, Refine, and Unleash

Unique programs of SHIBUYA QWS that support the activities of its members are based on three keywords: Discover, Refine, and Unleash.

Discover

Discover the unexplored question and sensibilitiesPrograms that allow the members to meet people from a variety of fields not normally met, and to see things from viewpoints not normally adopted.

Refine

Refine the question and the advance the projectPrograms that deepen, expand, and refine the question by asking layers of additional questions. One’s nascent question will be met with a diverse batch of people and intellect, as well as technology.

Unleash

Unleash the possibility born out of the question onto societyPrograms that support social implementation via a myriad of opportunities. New possibilities born out of your question will be unleashed onto society.

Our Programs

Floor Areas/Facilities

Approx. 2,600㎡ of diverse spaces dedicated to value creation

SHIBUYA QWS is comprised of a variety of spaces and functions designed to promote and support co-creation; PROJECT BASE is a space for new value creation, CROSS PARK is a living room-like space where people mingle and exchange ideas, SALON is where you can talk with the mentors, PLAYGROUND is optimal for holding workshops, and SCRAMBLE HALL can host an event of up to 200 people.

Explore the Floor and Facilities

Generating a movement that makes an impact on society

Projects are launched and pursued starting from random thoughts and ideas of a member.
Our environment allows it to nurture such ideas into a real movement that may one day change the world we live in.

Get to know SHIBUYA QWS

Ex.1

QWSのあゆみ　エグゼクティブディレクターが語るQWSのこれまでとこれから

Ex.2

漫画でわかるQWS～悶々とした日々を過ごすあなたへ～ThinkerからDoerになるには？

Ex.3

「共創施設」ってなんだろう？共創の価値を示すためにQWSがとった行動とは…？

JOIN QWS Membership Types

Price and application

QWS ChallengeOpen call program

Why not start a project
with a question you have?

There are no restrictions regarding the field or scale of
the project given that it is based on your unique view and sense of questioning the norms,
and that it is something that can be worked on involving a diverse group of people.
We invite you to explore the potentials of a project that is unique to you.

If selected, you will be given the privilege to use
the project space of QWS directly connected to
Shibuya Station.

Apply to QWS Challenge here.